Template:Did you know nominations/Gerp's mouse lemur

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:44, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Gerp's mouse lemur

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... that Gerp's mouse lemur is the most recently discovered mouse lemur species discovered in Madagascar, and is only known from an area smaller than the size of Puerto Rico?

Reviewed: Coat of arms of Bivona
Comment: I may have a picture coming, assuming I receive a reply from the author of the article describing this new species. – VisionHolder « talk » 10:20, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Visionholder (talk). Self nom at 10:20, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Good to go pending QPQ. Article is new enough and long enough and well referenced. Found no copyvios in the material available online without subscription (the abstract of the paper and the summary article). Must AGF on hook, since the size of the lemur's distribution or comparison to Puerto Rico is not in the abstract or summary article. I might suggest a possible reword (in the slight chance that another lemur is discovered between now and when the hook runs) to read ALT1 ... that Gerp's mouse lemur is a newly discovered mouse lemur species from Madagascar, and is only known from an area smaller than the size of Puerto Rico?, but that concern may just be me getting overly anal. Rlendog (talk) 19:20, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the review, and for your patience on the review I had to complete for the nomination. Sadly, I've learned that if I don't nominate immediately, other people will try to claim my work, and last night/this morning I was too tired to review another article. Anyway, if you would like a copy of the full source to verify the hook, just email me through Wiki and I'll send you a copy. Otherwise, still no reply to my email request for a photo. If you want to hold the nomination for a week just in case, I'm fine with that. – VisionHolder « talk » 19:40, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Hook checks out to the source, QPQ done, so this is now good to go, but may be worth holding off a few days in case the author can get permission to use a photo. Rlendog (talk) 14:40, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for waiting. I just secured rights to some photos, expedited them through OTRS, and added one to this DYK nom. – VisionHolder « talk » 18:43, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand what you mean when you say "Sadly, I've learned that if I don't nominate immediately, other people will try to claim my work". Are you talking about other people nominating an article which you wrote? If so, then they're not trying to claim your work, as long as they give you credit, which everyone always does. It takes nothing away from your accomplishment if the article is nominated by someone else. If you don't like the hook they suggest, then you can add your own. 159.83.4.148 (talk) 00:41, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

I'd have to dig up the example, but I've had people nominate stuff I was finishing up and list themselves as the author and nominator. Granted, it's pretty obvious from the editing history, and it's not like it matters too much, but it is annoying. Therefore, I usually nominate right away... even if that means doing so at 5am. Anyway, it's not like it matters. I came back and did my review after I woke up. – VisionHolder « talk » 03:12, 14 January 2012 (UTC)